Six Nato troops die in Afghanistan

The death toll was the highest for foreign troops in a single incident since six US soldiers were killed by a 'rogue' Afghan policeman last month

Helmand and Kandahar have seen an increase in fighting in recent months (Sgt Rupert Frere)
Six foreign soldiers have been killed in an insurgent attack in southern
Afghanistan.

The incident took place on Sunday, NATO said in a statement. The international
alliance did not give any further information about the attack or the
nationality of the soldiers.

Afghanistan’s southern territories of Helmand and Kandahar have seen an
increase in fighting as US troops have moved to push the Taleban out of
their traditional strongholds.

The death toll was the highest for foreign troops in a single incident since
six American soldiers were killed by a 'rogue' Afghan policeman during a
training exercise in the eastern province of Nangahar.

It has also been announced that a joint NATO-Afghan force had killed a Taliban
leader and captured a key member of another militant group in another battle
in Afghanistan on Saturday.

The leader, identified only by his first name of ‘Fedahi’, was heavily
involved in weapons smuggling